Esther in Early Modern Iberia and the Sephardic Diaspora: Queen of the Conversas

This book explores Queen Esther as an idealized woman in Iberia, as well as a Jewish heroine for conversos in the Sephardic Diaspora in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The biblical Esther --the Jewish woman who marries the King of Persia and saves her people -- was contested in the cultures...

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Main Author: Colbert Cairns, Emily (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2017
In:Year: 2017
Series/Journal:SpringerLink Bücher
Springer eBook Collection Religion and Philosophy
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
Further subjects:B Religious Studies
B Religion
B Judaism and culture
B Europe History—1492-
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Parallel Edition:Druckausg.: 978-3-319-57866-8
Printed edition: 9783319578668